JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African retailer The Foschini Group warned on Friday it was likely to post a half-year loss due to the impact of the coronavirus, which forced store closures in its major markets.
It was likely to make a headline loss per share of between 78.6 cents ($0.0484) and 131 cents in the six months to Sept. 30, it said, versus a headline earnings per share (HEPS) of 523.9 cents a year earlier.
HEPS is the main profit measure in South Africa.
($1 = 16.2294 rand)
(Reporting by Emma Rumney; editing by Mfuneko Toyana)
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| 449.2 PTS | +0.35% | -1.10% | - | ||
| 93.27 ZAR | -2.19% | -1.22% | 1.6B | ||
| 152.7 PTS | +0.89% | +0.87% | - | ||
| 1,927 PTS | +0.00% | +0.64% | - | ||
